Around 100 firefighters were called to One World Trade Center in New York on Wednesday morning responding to what turned out to be workmen welding.
FDNY were called by a civilian who saw smoke billowing from the 88th floor of the tower, being built to replace the towers destroyed in the devastating terror attacks of 9/11.
The source of the smoke turned out to be from welding equipment being used on the upper floors of 104-storey building, which was recently ‘topped out’ – when a building’s highest point is built.
It’s understood that fire officials issued an ‘all hands on deck’ call as a precaution before the presence of a blaze had been established.
There were conflicting reports that there had in fact been a fire but these were later quashed by the New York Port Authority.
A statement said: “FDNY has concluded their search with negative results (no fire found).
“OEM [Office of Emergency Management] operations concluded at 8:29 a.m. There was no stoppage of work, no evacuation of the building, and no reported injuries. Work continues to move forward on One World Trade Center and throughout the 16-acre site.”
